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Edward Bradby

1866 – 1947

English cricketer and solicitor

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Lived 1866 – 1947 (aged 80). Edward Bradby was a cricketer.

Edward Hugh Falkwin Bradby (8 November 1866 – 7 November 1947) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

The son of Edward Bradby senior, he was born at Harrow in November 1866. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to Oriel College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1886. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 4 runs in the Oxford first-innings by W. G. Grace, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler. After graduating from Oxford, he became a solicitor in 1891. Bradby died at Kensington in November 1947. His siblings included the historian Barbara Hammond, the poet and cricketer Henry Bradby, and the author Godfrey Bradby. His brother-in-law, Arthur Chitty, was also a first-class cricketer.

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Rugby School, Oriel College
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Edward Hugh Falkwin Bradby

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Who was Edward Bradby?

English cricketer and solicitor (1866-1947)

When was Edward Bradby born?

Edward Bradby was born on 8 November 1866 in Harrow.

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Edward Bradby died on 7 November 1947 in Kensington.

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Edward Bradby was a cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edward Bradby

· Wikidata: Q85758632

· DBpedia: Edward Bradby (cricketer)

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